History is made at night

The politics of dancing and musicking and other dark matters

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Happy Christmas from Radical Luton 1975

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From 'Luton Street Press' (December 1975), an alternative take on the 12 days of Christmas:  the 12th day of Christmas  we wish that...
Saturday, December 20, 2025

Irish Artists for Palestine Solidarity with Hunger Strike

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Irish Artists for Palestine  have issued a powerful statement in solidarity with the pro-Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Britain. ...
Friday, November 28, 2025

Things that were Gay in school - Trackie McLeod

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'Soft Play' is an exhibition of work by Scottish artist Trackie McLeod (b.1993) at Charleston in Lewes (15 October 2025–12 April 20...
Sunday, November 16, 2025

For my country - UK Decay, punk and the war poets

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I went to see Luton punk band UK Decay at a rare hometown gig at the Luton Hat Factory arts centre last Saturday (8/11/2025).  As expected a...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

D'Angelo (and Fred Hampton) RIP

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Sorry to hear of the passing today of D'Angelo. Quite a lot of obituaries focusing quite rightly on his sexy neo-soul, but some tough po...
Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Handsworth Revolution - yes please

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Here we go again... Conservative shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick laments ‘not seeing another white face’ in Handsworth in Birmingham...
Sunday, October 05, 2025

Leicester unemployed centre occupation 1987

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Amidst the mass unemployment of the 1980s more than 200 unemployed workers centres were set up around the UK, sponsored by the Trades Union ...
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Still living with the English Fear: The Mob, Kae Tempest & Roni Size at London Anarchist Bookfair 2025

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The 2025 London anarchist bookfair crossed the river into South London for the first time since it started in the early 1980s and having bee...
Sunday, September 14, 2025

Youth CND Rock the Bomb Festival for Peace, Brockwell Park 1983

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My first ever visit to Brixton, where I later lived, was on May 7th 1983 when I came to Brockwell Park  for the Youth CND (Campaign for Nucl...
Thursday, September 11, 2025

Protest Behaviour not Protest Songs? Jeremy Deller on free parties

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Aaron Trinder's 'Free Party: a folk history'  is a documentary telling the story - or at least some of the stories - of the 1980...
Friday, August 22, 2025

Marsh House Luton - from punk to Henge

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Luton Henge Festival last month (29 July 2025) marked the opening of  Luton Henge, a landscaped space featuring a circle of eight chalk ston...
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